Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Volusia Man Holds Burglars At Gunpoint

DELAND, Florida -- “We got them,
buddy,” a man who called 9-1-1 Monday night told a Volusia County
Sheriff’s telecommunicator. “They’ve got stolen stuff from my
shop in the back of their car.”

The owner of a business near DeLand, Florida had
staked out his own shop anticipating that thieves who had struck previously
would be back and deputies say he was right. The 64-year-old man armed with a shotgun allegedly caught
the two suspects in the act of taking off with stolen metal, including a heavy
wrecking ball, in their vehicle. “I don’t know how the hell they
picked it up, it weighs over 200 pounds,” the caller said. “But
yeah, they are definitely stealing and it’s in the car.”

The incident happened at
West Crane Services located at 1640 Newport
Avenue in DeLand at about 8:50 p.m. The owner told deputies
that the business had been burglarized the previous week, motivating the man to
spend evenings there in anticipation of being targeted again. He was with a
friend when they heard a commotion outside. Armed with a shotgun, the owner
confronted the suspects who were in a vehicle about to flee. He got them out of
their Nissan SUV and detained them until deputies arrived. It was found that
the pair had the wrecking ball and a large metal hook assembly in the back of
the SUV.

Arrested were 28-year-old
Ryan Moore and 27-year-old Scott Sasek. They were both charged with burglary
and grand theft. Each man also faces a violation of probation charge. They were
booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach, Florida.